The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Business in the discount market is still very active, and all who require accommodation are com pelled to pay full terms. About £83,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Magdalena, from the Brazils, has arrived at Lisbon, en ioute for this country, with £5,000. Tne Seine, for the West Indies, takes out £128,000. A slight downward movement took place in the foreign exchange yesterday afternoon.. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have appointed special settling days on the shares of the following companies : —Bank of Hindostan New Shares, East London (Limited) New Shares, Land Securities Company (Limited), on Thursday, the 3d of March ; and in the London Mercantile Dis count Company (Limited), on Friday, the 4th of March ; all of which are to be officially marked. The directors of the naval and Military Banking Corporation have announced that no applications for shares will be received after Wednesday, the 9th inst. The share list of the Buenos Ayres Bonded Wharf and River Transit Company will close both for London and the country to-morrow (Thursday). The subscription list of the British Colonial Steamship Company will be closed on Tuesday next, the Bth of March. The Oriental Commercial Company have given notice that no further applications for shares in the Lisbon Oil Mills Company will be received after the 10th of March. The prospectus has appeared of the Thames Iron Works, Ship Building, Engineering, and Dry Dock Company, which requires a capital of £500,000 in shares of £lOO each. The object is to purchase and extend the business of the Thames Iron Works and Ship Building Company, established about seven years since, by the con. atruction of two large graving dockyards adjoining the present property, and also an establishment for carrying on engineering operations. The old com. parry built some of the largest and best iron-plated ships for the different navies of the world, including for our own Government, the Warrior, Valiant, and Minotaur, and possesses orders in hand for iron clad vessels for the Danish, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish navies: The arrangements for the transfer of the property are the payment of the sum of £275,000, of which £150,000 is to be provided in fully paid up shares of the new company, and £125,000 in debentures bearing interest at 5 per annum. A general meeting of shareholders of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company was held :to-day—Mr. W. Dent in the chair. The report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend declared at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum for the past half year, and the board was empowered to make a like payment per share on account for the six months ending 30th June, 1864, should they think fit. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66£. 70c. The Consol Market continued very variable, political considerations have rendered it unusually sensitive, and a few transactions are sufficient to produce an effect. Yesterday afternoon there was a fractienal improvement, but this morning prices again receded y per cent. Another change, how ever, has since occurred, and the decline has once more recovered. The quotations for transfer have been 901 91 and 91 -1-; for the Bth inst. 91k, and 91 3 Transactions have taken place in the New Threes and Reduced Annuities at 89 ! a ea div. ; Exchequer Bills are par; India 5 per Cents. 1041 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents. 104. Foreign Securities early in the day were flatter, but a general recovery has since occurred, and the market is more firm. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691- ; do. Consolides, 50.7- 2- ; Mexican, 421 43 ; Spanish Passive, 351 9 ; do. Certificates, 133 141; Greek, 221 233 ; Portuguese, 474 1; and the Confederate Loan, 42 44 ex. all. In the Railway Share Market there is very little animation, and prices generally exhibit less firmness. Great Western, Caledonian, and South Eastern have declined 10s. ; and Great Eastern and North Western, ss. ; while Metropolitan have im proved The Foreign and colonial lines exhibit no material change. Bank and Miscellaneous shares show no ma terial change. Imperial Financial shares are quoted 3i t prem. ; National Steam,,— i prem., Mauritius Credit i 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, March 6 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9l i i 1 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Bth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1869 .. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. Ditto £500 Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr — INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto Account — Ditto .5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account.... .. . Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 lO4 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Bonds El,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Ditto'Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 .. — . Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto ' 1839 and 1859 ..... Ditto 4i per Cent. ' 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 B7l Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred — Colombian 6 Scrip £65 pd elailian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 4i pei Cent — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont — Egyptian 7 per Cent — Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account 22 Ditto Coupons — __ . Ditto Ace(Cunt Guatemala 6 per Cent. Italianis per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 421 2 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada New 2i per Cent. Jan 1894.... Peruvian 4i per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent Piedmontese, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 25f Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 88. 3d. paid — pm Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822,:£ St Ditto 4i per Cent 1850 D itto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardi nian 5 per Cent .. Ditto Account isppanigh 3 _ 521 DittoeFvL t ent Ditto New Deferred Ditto A ceourit Ditto Passiv e Ditto Account, 351 1 5 .... sp,migh Cert. of Coup nut funlied Ditto Account, 14 14 Turkish 6 per Cent.. 1854 ..... Ditto Account 9 - 1 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ........ Ditto Arcouut Ditto £lOO B , onds l k: 2 Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto, £lOO Bonds Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .................... Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account ............. 59t Dividends on th e a bove payable in Load in. Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ........... 4 French Renter, 41 per Cent., Ex. 251- • Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 Italian, 5 per Cent 1861 , Ex. 25 francs Ditto Account66l Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. onsols Money Ditto Account . ............ SHARE MARKETS,—This day. - 4- Share Railways. 13.14. L 5 10 et bt 50 20 Bir.. Wol., and S tr. Val Blythe and Tyne. Boat.,Sleat.,andYlid.Uo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork awl Eau(loa Cornwall . „ ! Do A A ;gets no div D o. B till f;p c.p been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. I)un.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow.' Glasg. and S. I'Vestern. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stoOk-,.. Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.... • • Do A stock Do Li do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.A S. Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares 'Mid Kept d. 4.0 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Soot tish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York, and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an dWok. Stockton Darlington] 19.16.4! Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. •••-•-• •• • Do B Do C Ulster 12.10 8 8} 8i 9 83 f 5: 120 121 61 71 37 39 16 17 941 95; 106 108 47i •Si 47 49 7 16 128 13 13 132 134 95 97 64i 65 100 1101 72 72 104 l 06; '1) 41 110 110 99} woi 51i s 2) 100 110 130 1301 1 1 lid 99 101 534 64i 24 t 6 103 i 104 - -d 58 SO 911 82} 125 130 le 2e p 77; 74 It 11e 123 120 40 44 98 100 63} 64i 24 26 941 e5l 100 102 Si 4 88 39 94 104 7* 84 p 105 170 54 6 t. 34 4b p Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool H ar. &R 1 West Midland -Oxford Do Newport', Do Hereford ) 92 06 22 24 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOIO. Paid.' Closing Busine®n Price. dcne. 121} 201 471 i 1271 7 64i 1091 10 71 100 1 Os} i 8 1 ICB 1 127 6i 141 1011 971 90 1 BRITISH POSSE' ,SSIONS. Closing Ahart gall ways Paid. Price. Business done DO tc lantic &St Lawrenit all 59 El liom.,Baroda.k.Cent Ind bk 6'u. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron al; 04 10 Do. Preference all 74 84 :00 I;ulralo,BrantAGodrul too 6 p. ct. bda. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187., 100 100 Do. do. Jude I, 18:4 100 st Cleutta.&S.Eartn. (Lin! 100 101 103 st Cape Town &Dock Sum 100 101 103 102 stock Mastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 105 106 steok East Indian. gu. sp. c lOO 114 115 104 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 194 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 24 100 Do. do. deferred.-- ' all 57 dl 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 CO 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 60 b 3 100 Do. 3d I', ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 38 12 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 28 28 100 Do. 'do. deferred...... all 22 15 stook Gt.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.o 100 1011 1041 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 Il' 20 Do. January, 1882 ' 8 I. stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 201 (It. W. of Canada Shares all 91 10 20/ Do. New . 18 11 10/E 74 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 04 9t 100 Do. 61 p. o. do. '77-8.. .. all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 1p 21 ff stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1021 /031 stook Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 97 99 stook De. 44 d 0........ 100 1.2 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock 51elb.Corp. Bp. 0. Buds 100 50 Ifelb. Sc llobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. C. Mortg. Bds. all P 20 New Bruplynok et Candt Class A. and B. po Ist f bds 100 I 82 54 stock .Scrods (100 103 104 stock 1)0. Delhi d.t 100 1121 1031 20 Do. do • ts, 2 41) st Do. Punjaub ‘ all 102/ 1031 Do. Do. ........ , 100 e 'et* Do. Indus. St. Flo. 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. k,usioy.t) p.c..J .I;,J ui) 1877-81 .. . . 100 101 103 - Do. 6p. c. Feb..& Aug. 100 100 102 Do. 6p. ti.Mar..l6 Sept. 100 102 104 Do. tp. c. ,80 11 894 I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 139 91 ,Cape G. /lope, dp 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap Oct. 1880 100 108 110 - ! Do. 18140 100 110 112 !Do. Jan. .1r July, 1891.. 100 108 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 1(8 110 N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a..kJuly 100 (01 103 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. dz Oot. 100 - N. S.W. 6 ov. 5 p 1,1861 100 93 100 - ' Do. sp. c.,1811 to Ib'lf 100 99 104 - Do. d0.,1888 ikupwds 100 99 100 994 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 103 110 , Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. ! sterling*, 1875• lOO 104 106 i Queensland Gcy. Bp. c lOO - IS. Ails G6p.43.1878.& up lOO 100 111 - IVIO.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul y 1 00 - IDo. to p.o. An.JlcOot.. 100 110 111 111 I - d 35} 16} 570 680 62} 676 32 33 6 7 4} 42 10 11 4 44 26 SS 62 S 2 S 6 37 4 44 17 19 It 64 74 G 33 5 t f LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) -d COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) FERNELEY V. FERNELEY AND NAYLOR. The hearing of this extraordinary case was resumed this morning. Mr. Locke, Q.C., with whom was Dr. Swabey, addressed the Court at considerable length on behalf of the respon dent, and contended that the charge of adultery against her had entirely failed, as it rested on testimony that was in credible, and ho ridiculed the story told by Mr. llowett, the draper, at Grantham, as originating with gossiping tendency of one of those provincial Paul Pry's who formed one of the nuisances of nearly every small town. The jury, after a deliberation of an hour and a quarter, returned into court. They were of opinion that there had been great levity on the 1. art of Mrs. Fernley, but in neither of the cases men tioned in the petition had thci e been sufficient evidence to prove the adultery. The Judge Ordinary said that amounted to a verdict in in favour of the respondent. 83 98 14 2 2 2i 44 48 440 160 35 80 28 30 20 204 11 12 20 22 83 86 190 200 874 924 34 37 24 134 144 175 185 2 214 21 2l PREFERENCE SHARES. Great 'vorthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 1071 Great Western, 5 per cent. red. pit, 102 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 4} per cent., 1858. 101 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Birkenhead, 89h London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 f FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9} I Dutch Rhenish, Di Great Luxembourg, Namur and Liege gua. 141. per annum, Si FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, Cape Copper, lim.. 10 Mont. Aureos Brasil Gold Min. Co., 21 United Mexican (11m;, 61 Yudanainutana of S. Australia, lim., 21 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (11m.). 1231 Alliance Bank of Lou.and Liverpool (Um.), 481 Ditto, new, 156 Bank of Egypt, 26 Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 East London, lim., 8 76 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 English and Swedish, lim., 74 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 311 1 Imperial Ottoman, 181 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 34 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 121 London Joint Stock, 38i fl London and South-Western (lim.), 144 London and Westminster, 80 Merchant Bank, lim., bletrop. and rrov. Bank (lim.), 251 Standard of British South Africa (lim ), 281 Union of Australia, 51 Union of London, 48 ;MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water 'Works, lim., 91 Commercial Union (Insurance), 01 9 Contract Corporation, lim. ' I Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lira., 41 English and Australian Copper, 11 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lonaon, lira., 71 8 71 Hudson's Bay, 18a 1. International Financial Society, 121 London Finanlial Association, Um., 261 1 Mercantile Credit Association, lim, 14 National Discount Company, lim., 11/ 12 Oriental Inland Steam, lim , 21 / 1 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., 140 TIIE WOODEN-LEG FlRE.—Lincoln was so hard run for troops once, that he sent out a wooden legged regiment as a forlorn hope, the main army following on behind. Slowly stumping on, the poor wooden legs in advance grew tired, lay down and slept. So, I caught them, unbuckled their legs, with which I made large fired under our camp-kettles, already filled with water from the Rap pahannock, seized a Federal fire-engine that was just pass ing, and playing boiling water on the advancing foe, boa them back faster than they came. The wooden-legged troops had been released as soon as a sufficient number of trees had been cut down to furnish them with new legs.— Lvery .Boy's Magazine for March. BRITISH MI ;Cambrian Consol. Gold (Afford Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... East Carn Brea.... W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus I G. Wheal Vor alelston Grenville .. Herd's-Foot . . El ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant Nlarke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun North Downs N. M . ! Bastet (Mogan, North Wheal Crotty Pax Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lent.) !South Caradon(St•Cleer) S. Cant Brea (Illogan) I S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 'Stray Park l'atuarSilv..t Lead Min Win Crolt West Basset (Illogan) W Cr radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLudeott (Wheal Mary Ann !Men ) Wheal 3eton Wheal Tretawney (Lis ) Wheal Union 2i 192 4 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.6.7 2.0.8 3.0.8 8 68} 7 3.17 3.4.0 8.9.0 583 17s 6.18.11 8.12 4.!8.0 2.& 6 4.3.0 18.18.91 30.17.61 ThE SUN, LOP-DON, WEDNESDAY EVEININO, 111 ARCH 2, 1864. SMITH V. SMITH AND RICHARDS. This was a petition presented by the husband, a gentle man residing at Scarborough, praying for dissolution of his marriage on the ground of adultery. The co-respondent was Capt. Richards, of the 9th Regiment of Foot, now sta tioned at Zante. There was no appearance either for the respondent or co-respondent. The special jury assessed the damage sustained by the petitioner at £3,000. The Judge decreed a rule nisi for dissolution of the mar riage, with costs against the co-respondent. CRIMINAL COURT,—(Tbis Day, OLD COURT. (Before Baron Channel].) CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER. Selina Kent, 18, was indicted for the wilful murder oilier illegitimate child. There was also a seeond indictment against the prisoner for concealment of birth. The prisoner resided in the City-road, and from certain circumstances it was suspected that she had been confined. and on searching the water-closet the body of a child was found dead, with part of a sticking round its neck. The jury acquitted the prisoner of the capital offence, but found her guilty of concealment of the birth. Baron Channel' said he entirely concurred in the verdict of,the jury. The learned judge sentenced her to 9 months' imprisonment. MANSLAUGHTER. Patrick Hay es was indicted for the manslaughter of Cornelius Daly. Both the prisoner and the deceased were confined in the Milbank Penitentiary, Hayes being under sentence of 10 years' penal servitude, by sentence of court-martial, for striking his superior officer. The deceased was directed to inspect the prisoner's cell, who was reported for uncleanli ness, and whilst he was so engaged the prisoner struck him, and he eventually died. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The learned judge sentenced him to be kept in confine ment for two years, the second to commence at the expira tion of the first, NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Charles Wiseman surrendered to an indictment charging him with feloniously stealing a quintity of household fur. niture jointly with the wife of James Burr, a constable of the A division, and absconding with her with the intention of cohabiting with her in a state of adultery. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and The Recorder sentenced him to twelve months' im prisonment. A LUCKY ESCAPE. A lad named Orr was found guilty of stealing a pair of trousers. He had formerly been sentenced to four years' residence in a reformatory. The Recorder said it appeared be was intent on doing wrong, and, as he had been previously convicted, ho should sentence him to six years' penal servitude. In a minute or two after the learned Judge discovered the former conviction had not been charged, and under the circumstances he would alter the sentence to two years' imprisonment. The prisoner seemed much pleased with the decision of the learns I Judge, and thanked his lordship as he left the deck. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FOR ASSAULT—A DANGEROUS FELLOW.—George Humble, a man with only one arm, described as a painter, of 27, Castle•street. Holborn, was charged as follows : From the evidence of George Castles, 69 C, it appeared that on the previous night he was oalled to the shop of a tradesmai in Oxford-street to remove the prisoner, who was making a great disturbance. He requested the pri - goner to go away, when he said that if he (Castle) "laid a finger on him he would smash his head." He then took the prisoner into custody, when he became very violent, and it required four constables to take him to th 6 station. While on the way there a person called out "mind the knife," and on looking in the prisoner's hand, an open knife was found. The prisoner threatened to "do" for one of the constables. Edward Rowlett, 145 C, proved going to the assistance of Castle and being thrown down by hint, and also kicked in a tender part. In hie defence the prisoner said he had just come from Scotland, and that he had fallen in with some friends, who gave him a little drink, which had a great effect on his head, as it had always done since he had lost his arm. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constables said the pri soner was not sober. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for a month. THAMES. ROBBERY HY ♦ WORKMAN.—Peter Robinson, aged 54, of Pleydell•atreet, Bonverie-atreet, City, tinplate worker, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing 4lbe, of solder. Mr. William Henry Lloyd, in partnership with Mr. John Lloyd, of St. Anne-street, Limehouse, said the prisoner was employed by the firm. Last night his attention was called to the prisoner, and as he was leaving the works he charged him with having some solder in his possession. The prisoner said, "Do you think so ?" To which he re plied, "Yes, I do. You had better give it to me." The prisoner immediately put his hand in his pocket and gave him a piece of solder. He asked the prisoner if he had any more, and he declared he had not. A policeman was sent for, who found another piece of solder upon him. The two pieces weighed 4lbs., and the value of the property was 2s. Bd. Frederick Smith, foreman at the works of Messrs. Lloyd and Co., stated that he saw the prisoner put a piece of solder in his pocket between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and gave information to his employers. James Ponsford, police-constable No. 260 K, was called into Messrs. Llo) d's factory last night. A piece of solder which the prisoner gave to Mr. William Curry Lloyd was produced. The prisoner was asked if he had any more, and he made no answer. He then put his hand in the prisoner's right trousers pocket, and took from it a piece of solder. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, said —I have nothing to say, sir. Mr. Paget—You are committed for trial. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY BY A FRENCHMAN. — Charles Burry, aged 27, a French sailor, was brought up on remand before Mr. Paget, charged with committing a daring robbery. The irisoner had been lodging in the house of Mr. Henry Lewis, a Jew, who keeps a boarding-house for seamen at Nos. 1 and 2 Betts-street, Ratcliff-highway. On Monday evening the prisoner went out with a shipmate and returned home intoxicated. A few minutes afterwards the prisoner lett the house with a large bundle on his shoulders. He was seen by Mrs. Lewis, the landlady, who milled to him. He did not stop, and the landlady followed him to a " French house" kept by a man named Harris, in the same neighbourhood. From some cause not explained she did not enter the house, but gave information to the police. On the same night John Barnett, a police-con stable, No. 158 H. met the prisoner in Neptune•street, St. George, with a bag on his shoulder. It contained a bed, two sheets, a pillow, and a blanket, the property he had stolen from his boarding-house. Mrs. Lewis, who attended for the first time this day, identified the whole of the property which was on the pri soner's bedstead on Monday evening. The prisoner made a long defence in broken English. He said that he deposited a good deal of money with Lewis which he could not get back, and that Lewis stowed him self away and avoided being seen. On Monday morning at an early hour he heard Lewis creep into his bed room and toll his wife that he should be biek in five minutes, but he SAW no more of him until twelve o'clock at night. He then 83W him in the station-house, and was charged with stealing the bed and bed clothes. lie admitted he took them out of the house. lie did so because Lewis kept his money, and wanted him to go to sea without clothes, hammock, bedding, or his plate. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. Mr. Lewis wished to address the magistrate on what the prisoner said, and was stopped by the magistrate, who said, "No," the case is over. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market dull, without change in prices. Sales probably about 5,000 bales. A MASS WITHOUT WORDS has been attempted by M. d'Ortigue, who passes for one of the pillars of French musical sciencv, otherwise, WA presume, instrumental music to accompany the clauses of the rite, after the fashion of Haydn's " Seven Words," to which, it will be recollected, vocal parts were only added as an after-thought.— ilthenguni. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOTTINGHAM SPRINGMEETING,—TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added, for three yr-olds and upwards ; penalties and allowances. One mile and a quarter. 9 subs. Mr Samuel's Twilight, aged, 9st (A. Edwards) 1 Mr J. Berber's The Clown, 3 yrs, Est 71b .... (Clarkson) 2 Duke de Morny's Partisan, 5 yrs, 9st (A. Watkins) 3 Mr Geo. Angell's The Tailor, 3 yrs, Est 41b (car. Est 51b) (J. Loates) 4 The following also ran :—Morocco, Waveney, Hawk's Eye, and Quadrille. Hotting— 7 to 4 agst Twilight, 7 to 2 agst The Clown, 4 to 1 agst Partisan, 10 to 1 each agst Hawk's Eye and The Tailor. The start was delayed by the refractory conduct of Twi igbt and The Clown, both of whom had to be led to the starter. Partisan jumped away slightly in front, but was passed ascending the hill in the first three hundred yards by Hawk's Eye, Waveney and Tv ilight in close pursuit, the Tailor and The Clown bringing up the rear, In the first half mile The Clown ran pass his leading companions. and took a slight lead, Hawk's Eye and Quadrille lying at his girths, Morocco and Twilight being the last two. At the Mansfield turn, which is three-quarters of a mile from the finish, the lot took closer order ; the Clown, however, came into the straight half-mile run home with a clear lead. A quarter of a mile from the judge's box Twilight appeared in difficulties, but receiving a smart application of the whip she challenged The Clown on her left outside the distance, whilst at the same time Partisan joined Mr. Barber's horse on the right. Half way within the distance TwiliglA as sumed the lead, which she maintained to the end, and won a cupital race by a length, Partisan beaten a length and a half from The Clown. The Tailor was a bad fourth ; Waveney was fifth, Morocco sixth, Hawk's Eye seventh, and Quadrille last. The Stand Plate of 50 soya for all ages added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya each ; winners extra. Half a mile. Lord Bateman's Gipsy Girl, 4 yrs, 75t.... (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr G. Egerton's Mother Bunch, 3 yrs, sst7lb (car sst 81b) (Carroll) 2 The following also ran :—E est Sheen, Don't Come Late, Airedale, Mrs. Somerville, and Cadeau. Betting-5 to 2 agst Don't Come Late, 4to 1 each eget Gipsy Girl and East Sheen, 100 to 15 age Airedale, 8 to 1 each agst Mrs. Somerville and Cadeau, 100 to 8 agst Mother Bunch. Don't Corse Late led slightly, Mother Bunch and Gipsy Girl being alongside of her to the distance, where the latter pair quitted their horses, Lord Bateman's mare winning by a length and a half. Half a length in the rear of Mother Bunch finished Don't Come Late, East Sheen, Airedale, and Mrs. Somerville, so closely together that the judge was unable to place a third. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 soya, for all ages, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; winners extra. One mile. Mr T. Cliff's ()Man, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (carried 7st) (H. Taylor) 1 Lord Bateman's Danaus, 3 yrs, sst 1216.. (J. Grinashaw) 2 Marquis of Hastings's Redcap, 3 yrs, Est 21b.. (F. Clark) 3 Mr Barber's Cutler, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (T. French) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Danaus, 2to 1 agst Ossian, 4to 1 agst Redcap. Danaus made play until within half a mile from home, when Ossian took up the running and won by half a length; Redcap was a bad third. The Nottingham Spring Handicap of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile and a half. Mr Lincoln's Tourist, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (H. Taylor) 1 Lord Stamford's Revolver, 4 yrs, 7st gib ....(J. Mann) 2 Lord Bateman's Trojanus, 4 yrs, 7st ....(J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr Savilo's Guerilla, 3 yrs, sst 711) (payers) 4 Tho following also ran :—Carisbrook, Donne Cantle, Dunkeld, Dr Syntax, Cadeau, Jack's Alive, and The Abbott. Mr Barber declared to win with Jack's Alive. Betting-9 to 4 apt Tourist, 3to 1 agst Dunkeld, 6to 1 agst Carisbrook, 100 to 15 agst Revolver, 10 to 1 each agst Jack's Alive, Guerilla, and Trojanus. After a little awkwardness they were capitally started, Donne Canne going away with a slight lead, Guerilla, Ca dean, Tourist, and Revolver following closely in his wake, while Dunkeld preceded Carisbrook, Jack's Alive, and Tro janus, the lot being whipped in by the Abbot. Ascending the hill after passing the judge's box —rather over a quarter of a mile from the start—Tourist took a clear lead, and for the succeeding mile was followed by Revolver and Canis brook, Jack's Alive, Cadeau, and Trojanus heading the other four, and Donne Canne (who had gradually dropped from the front, and was whipped freely ere they had gone a mile) joined The Abbot in the rear. Descending the hill after rounding the top turn at the Mansfield end of the course, three-quarters of a mile from the finish, Tourist in creased his speed, came into the straight half a mile from home with a clear lead, was never afterwards headed, and won in a canter by three lengths; four lengths separated the second and third, and two lengths divided the third and fourth; Dunkeld was a bad fifth, Uarisbrook sixth, Jack's Alive seventh, Donne Canne eighth, Cadeau ninth, The Abbot tenth, and Dr. Syntax last. The Abbot threw his jockey immediately after passing the winning post, but the boy was not hurt. The Park Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for 3-yr olds and upwards; selling and other allowances. Five furlongs. Mr Graham's Rosa Lee, 3 yrs (£10), fiat 131 b (oar 7st lib) (James Nightingale) 1 Mr Mansfield's Wee Aggie, 3 yrs (£43), 6st 131 b (A. Woodhouse) 2 Mr T. Cliff's Saltaire, 3 yrs (S4O), 6at 13Ib (H. Taylor) 3 Betting-9 to 4on Rosa Lee, 7to 2 agst Saltaire, 6to 1 agst Wee Aggie (offered). The running was made by Rosa Lee to the half distance, where she was joined by Wee Aggie, and an exciting race ensued between the pair, Rosa Lee winning by a head ; a I3ngth separated the second and third. The winner was bought in for 40 guineas. The Macaroni Stakes of 60 Bove, for hunters not thorough bred ; gentlemen riders. Two miles. Mr Booth's Lucy, aged, 12st (Mr T. Price) 1 Mr G. Crook's Yellow Dwarf, aged, list 71b (Mr H. Crawehaw) 2 Mr Holliday's Goth, brother to Vandal, 6 yrs, 12st (Owner) 3 Mr Parkinson's Kiss-me-Quick, 6 yrs, 12st (car 12st 31b) (Mr Audinwood) 4 Mr F. Foster's Whitefoot, 5 yrs, 12st (Mr Hack) 5 Knapthorpe also ran. Betting-6 to 4 against Lucy, sto 2 aget Yellow Dwarf. Lucy made all the running after going a few hundred yards, and won in a canter by three lengths; half a length between second and third, a bad fourth, BETTING AT MANCHESTER—Tugs])Ay. --- There was but a small attendance at the Subscription Rooms to-day. Bantam was not so firm for the Liverpool Steeplechase, 6to 1 being freely offered on the field. 9to 1 was taken about Emblematic till the layers refused to go on ; and 10 to 1 would have been taken about Portland. Brian Borhoime was in great demand, and closed at 15 to 1. Ocean Witch had friends at anything over 30 to 1. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL BTEEPLEOH6SE. 6to 1 aget Bantam (offered) 17 to 2 agst Emblematic (taken) 10 to 1 aget Portland (wanted) 100 to 8 agst Serious Case (offered) 15 to 1 agst Brian Borhoime (taken) 20 to 1 agst Emblem (offered) 33 to 1 aget Ocean Witch (taken freely) 33 to 1 eget Bell's Life (taken) THR GREAT NORTHANPTOXERIRE STAKES. 100 to 9 aget Blithfield (taken) 14 to 1 aget Sheridan (offered) THE DERBY. 10 to lon the field (offered) 14 to 1 agst Paris (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. MARoit. Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverp00l Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring NDourrthain Warw ick haal ton 28 29 Catterick p 3O Croton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny b Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The supply of home-grown wheat received fresh up to this morning's market was very moderate, but there were several samples of Monday's unsold produce wn the stands. The condition of the produce was unsatistactory. For all qualities the trade was in a sluggish state, yet no quotable change took place in prices, compared with Monday. With foreign wheat the market was moderately sup plied. The transactions were for the most part in retail qualities at about stationary prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. There was a full average supply of barley on the stands, good and fine. Malting parcel 3 ruled firm in price ; otherwise the trade was dull on former terms. Malt changed hands to a very moderate extent, at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. The trade for all descriptions was dull, at about previous prices. Beans and peas were a dull inquiry, at fully tho late de cline in the currency. In flour only a moderato business was transacted, at late prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat Barley. )lalt Oats. Flom. English...—. 610 1 1,770 I 87 0 1,520 1 2,060 Irish.. ........ I 1,110 Foruign...... 300 5,350 70 sks. brie BOROUGH HOP. The market is firm, and previous quotations are well sup ported. The show of samples on offer is very moderate. WHITECHAPEL. The demand for all kinds of meat rules inactive, as follows --Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and pork, 36 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day, The Speaker took the chair at a quarter past twelve. NEW MEMBER. Mr. John Floyer took the oaths and his seat for. Dorset shire in the room of Mr. 11. Ker Seymer resigned. The hon. gentleman was introduced ty Mr. Dawson Darner and Colonel Edwardes. CHURCH RATES COMMUTATION BILL. This bill (Mr. Nowdegate's), which stood for second reading to-day, and to which Sir C. Douglas was to move as an amendment that it be read a second time this day six months, has been postponed matil the 27th of April. THE MALT DUTIES. Mr. MORRITT gave notice that, in consequence of the pressure of public business, he should be unable to bring forward his motion on the malt duties. IRON-PLATED VESSELS. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that to-morrow he will ask the Secretary of the Admiralty whether contracts have been taken for two iron-plated gunboats, ,or were about to be taken, by two shipbuilding firms. TREASURE TROVE. Sir J. C. JERVOISE moved for a return of all objects coming under the denomination of Treasure Trove which have been claimed by the Solicitor of the Treasury on be half of the Crown, between the 13th day of March, 1863, and the Ist day of March, 1864 ; setting forth the date of such claim, description of treasure, estimated value, and how disposed of (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 131, of Session 1863). The motion was agreed to. CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS BILL. Mr. LAIRD moved that the house should go into coal mittee on this bill. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to propose that before going into committee of the whole house on this bill it would be very desirable that it should be referred to a select commit tee. The subject was one of a very special kind, and many technical points had to be considered for the good working of the measure. It was desirable for all parties that the bill should undergo a very strict investigation before a select committee. It was not an unfrequent course for the hcuse to adopt in oases of this kind, and there were two or three points in the bill which it was very necessary a select committee should well weigh. He moved as an amendment that the bill be referred to a select committee. Mr. W. CRAWFORD seconded the amendment, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to. POOR RELIEF COMMITTEE. It was agreed that the name of Sir William Miles should be added to the committee. NAVAL BILLS. Several bills connected with naval matters were brought on by Mr. BRAND, and read a first time. The house adjourned at 20 minutes to 1. HOUSE OF LORDS--Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. AMERICAN RECRUITING IN IRELAND. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for copies of any reports that may have been received by her Majesty's Government respecting recruiting in Ireland for the North American army, and asked whether any remcnstrance against such proceedings had been addressed to the Federal Government. The noble marquis said he felt the subject of such importance as to bring it under the notice of Parlia ment, and he did not think a graver offence against enter- national law could be committed than the endeavour of a foreign country to enlist so ders for its army in tho terri tories of one with which it desired to be at peace. The offence at one time was considered so great that it was punishable with death, and ho found in 1749 throe men were actually executed for the com mission of the crime, and it was not until 1819 that the act was abolished. It was a notorious fact that recruit ing had been going on in Ireland for the Federal Govern ment for the last two years, and as far as ho knew no steps had been taken to stop the illegal proceeding. Ho held it to be a disgrace to the country such a state of things should be permitted. (Hear, hear, from the Oppo sition.) There was no doubt the Irish Government knew what was going on, and it was not to be supposed that the Irish Government had not reported the fact to the Go vernment on this side of the water. The only conclusion that could be drawn from the statistics published by the Emigration Committee was that numbers of the able bodied young men emigrating to America were intended for the Federal:army. He would give their lordships one instance, which he thought would illustrate the manner in which the system was worked. An Irishman arrived in Galway, and put about that ho wished to secure the services of a number of young men for a contractor in America. Ho (the Marquis of Clanricarde) took such steps with regard to the person that when found, although ho had set out under the pretence that he wished to secure the services of 2,000 men, he had barely sufficient to pay his own expenses. He told him hie opinion of the matter, and instead of referring him to any subject of her Majesty, the person re ferred him to the American consul at either Liverpool or Dublin, who would testify ho was a person of solvent cir cumstances, and quite able to carry out all he proposed to do Why, it was perfectly clear that the object this person had in view was neither more nor less than to secure the services of young men for the American army. The noble lord then referred to the case of the six men who had been enlisted in Cork Harbour for the Federal frigate Kersage. These men were in the most paltry man ner prosecuted for offences,instead of any steps being taken to remonstrate against such proceedings on the part of the American Government. (Hear, hear.) That he consi dered was the proper course for her Majesty's Government, yet, instead of doing that, they preferred to press heavily upon the six poor men. He considered the neu trality of this country had been most partial, and not at all in consonance with the honour and dignity of the country. The noble marquis concluded his observations by repeating his question. Earl RUSSELL said he did not think it necessary to refer to, or discuss many of the subjects brought, forward by the noble lord. Ho admitted that such an offence as the noble lord had described was undoubtedly a breach of the Foreign Enlistment Act, and that it was the duty of the Government to take steps to put a stop to such proceedings. Ho thought it probable that many who were induced to go to America with the prospect of getting higher wages after wards entered the Federal army ; but, what they might do on arriving in America could not be a violation of the En • listment Act. The Government of Ireland, however, through the police, would not fail to keep watch on any suspicious proceedings. No representations had been made to the Government of the United States on the subject. Lord DONOUGHMORE strongly urged the Govern ment to some course of action on this matter. Lord GRANVILLE cited several cases to prove the difficulty of acting. Notwithstanding all the rumours of enlistments only one case had really been brought under the attention of the authorities, and in that the proof was de fective. If the enlistments were so notorious in Ireland as they were represented It would not be so difficult to obtain any proof of thorn. In reply to a question by Lord DERBY as to the re ported movements of the Fenian Brotherhood, Lord GRANVILLE stated that its proceedings were watched, but ho believed, on investigation, they would prove to be of the most contemptible character. Lord CLANRICARDE said that he would not press his motion. Their lordships then adjourned. SOUSE OP COMMONS—Last Evening. RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION BILL. Sir J, FE RGUSSON asked the President of the Board of Trade whether ho would postpone the second reading of the Railways Construction Bill end Railways Facilities Bill for ono week ? Mr. M. GIBSON answered in the affirmative. CIVIL SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. Mr. MARSH drew the attention of the house to the fact that the civil and miscellaneous estimates had been for many years increasing, and contended that they ought, with a duo regard to economy, to be reduced. lie ridiculed the idea of paying an increased amount for the support of our convict population, when the circumstances of the country were improved. Labour being more abundant and more adequately remunerated, the temptations to crime were diminished. Mr. PEEL said he was not surprised that Mr. Marsh should desire to see the amount of these estimates reduced, and no doubt, if his views could be carried out, the Civil Service Estimates might be very greatly reduced indeed. But ho could not think the house would adopt those views without considerable hesitation and without much die His answer to the motion was that much of the in crease in the Civil Service Estimates were more apparent than real, and that, so far from its being a matter of regret, it should be viewed with' satisfaction, since it arose from the carrying out the principle of bringing as much as possible of the expenditure of the country under the eye of Parlia ment. lie then explained in much detail the transfer of charge which had been made from other branches of the revenue accounts to the Civil Service Estimates, and other arrangements in the public accounts, which, while they re lieved other heads of the expenditure, or enhanced the ap parent produce of the revenue, augmented the Civil Servico charges, showing, as he proceeded, the actual sum of each transfer, or that thrown by each new financial arrangement upon the Civil Service, the aggregate amount leaving only £600,000 as the debenture increase of these estimates, part of which arosa from exceptional charges. Mr. TORRENS adverted to the heavy judicial charges at the Cape of Good Hope connected with the suppression of the slave trade, After some remarks by Mr. NEWDEGATE and Mr. W. ENTART, Mr. MARSH withdrew his motion, Lord C. PAGET obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to naval prize; a bill to provide for agency and distribution of naval prize ; and a bill to repeal certain Naval Prize Acts. The Malt for Cattle Bill and the Conveyancers, &c. (Ire land) Bill ware read a third time and passed. The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreud to. The'house adjourned at five minutes to 7 o'clock, " It is not ray purpose either to point out how these engagements have been observed or to affirm that any of them have been violated. It will be for the ministers of Austria and Prussia to make their complaints on this head. It is the desire of her Majesty's Government to see these questions sub mitted to a calm examination by the non-German Powers, " You will accordingly communicate the views of her Majesty's Government to the Ministers of France, Russia, and Sweden, and you will endea. your to make your joint representations to the Danish Government conformable in substance, if not iden tic in terms. "The result to be arrived at is the fulfilment of the treaty of May 8, 1852, and of the engagements entered into by Austria, Prussia, and Denmark in 1851-52. The mode of arriving at that result can not be laid down. Patience and impartiality on the part of the great Powers will conduce greatly to that end, and will contribute in the same propor tion to the maintenance of the peace of Europe." In a despatch, dated December 1, 1863, Lord Wodehouse gives an account of an interview he had with Herr Von Bismarck. After alluding to some minor points, he narrates the following converse- LOU "M. de Bismarck said that the demands of Ger many were the same as they had always been— namely, that Denmark should fulfil her engagement not to incorporate Schleswig with the kingdom, and to grant a common constitution in which Holstein, Schleswig, and Lauenburg should enjoy equal rights with the kingdom. I replied that her Majesty's Government were persuaded that it, was hope:ess to enter into a discussion as to the common constitution. The last eleven years had been passed in fruitless attempts to reconcile the German with the Danish views of what constituted equal rights. Was it probable that the Danes would ever submit to give the inhabitants of the Duchies, who were a minority, the same number of members in a common parliament as the Danes, who were the majority ? Would such an arrangement be consistent with fairness or justice? M. do Bismarck said that the Danes would not have a fair equality of members with the Germans, because there were a larger number of Dines in Schleswig, who would no doubt return Danish members. His excellency developed at much length bis views as to the common consti• tution, but I cannot sny I hoard from him anything which has not been repeated ever and ovor again in these interminable discussions. I still pressed him to state some other alternative, but he said this was for the Danes, and not the Germans, to propose. " I then asked him what the German Powers re quired as to the constitution recently signed by the King of Denmark. Upon this point he said there could be no compromise. The constitution must be declared before January 1 to be inapplicable to Schleswig, otherwise the German Powers would hold themselves released from all their engagements to Denmark, including the treaty of 1852. They could not be satisfied with the mere postponement for the present of the meeting of the new Rigsraad. " I said that I supposed that he would be satisfied if the King issued a declaration that the constitution could not be carried into effect as regards Schleswig. It might be necessary, if the question was not con cluded by the existing Rigsraad, which expired at the end of the year, to call together the new Rigs raad, by which alone the law could then be altered. " His excellency said, provided Schleswig was exempted from the oFeration of the law by some act done by the King before January 1, when the new constitution came into force, he did not care by what assembly the law was ultimately abrogated. How ever, it would, he was convinced, be necessary for the King of Danmark to dismiss his present minis• tern ; a coup detat would be the best solution of the difficulty. The fact was that Germany would never be on good terms with Denmark as long as the present democratic institutions of Denmark were maintained. " I said , I regretted to hear this language, which amounted to a declaration that the German Go vernments were really about to interfere to change the domestic institutions of an independent mo narchy, and I pointed out strongly to M. de Bis- marck the danger which the German governments ran of exciting revolution at home by lending them selves to the designs of the Schleswig-Holstein party. Nothing, I said, could justify the conduct of the Prince of Augustenburg. " I concluded the conversation, which was con ducted with the utmost courtesy by M. de Bismarck, by requesting that he would give me a memorandum of the demands of the German powers. M. de Bis marck readily consented to this, and a memorandum was accordingly drawn up (of which I enclose a copy), and which it was agreed, if approved by the King and the Asstrian Minister, should be initialled by M. do Bismarck, Count Karolyi, and her Ma- jesty's ambassador. " The following is the memorandum : " The Austrian and Prussian governments require that the Danish government shall carry out the engagements entered into by Denmark in 1851-52 ; so that, apart from the Federal ties which concern only Holstein, Schleswig shall not be more closely connected with the kingdom of Denmark than Hol stein. "'They therefore consider that the Constitution of Nov. 18, 1863, is a violation of the engagements of Denmark, and they require that measures shall bo taken, before January 1, by the Danish government to prevent that constitution from being carried into effect as regards Schles " When such measures shall have been taken, they expect to receive from Denmark propositions as to the manner in which the engagements of 1851-52 arc to ba fulfilled." The Dano-German Correspondence, Another portion (Na. III.)of this correspondence Was published yesterday. It brings down the despatches to Dec. 16,1863, and includes no less than 450 documents. The most interesting of the series to the general public are those relating to the mission of Lord Wedehouse to Berlin and Copen hagen. In a despatch, dated the Bth of March, Earl Russell sends Lord Wodehouse the following in structions:— STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, March I.—The market for ship ping yarns has been very quiet ; very little busi ness has been done, and, generally speaking, prices aro weaker for all counts, though hardly to an ex tent which will admit of quotation. There have been several offers made at low prices for various counts of yarn, but, so far, spinners have declined to accept them. This branch of the market closes very quiet, and certainly without any improvement, in any sense, as compared with last week. The absence of India telegrams has had a quieting effect. For home trade yarns there has been but little in quiry, and prices are also slightly in favour of buyers in this class of spinnings. The cloth market is quite as dull as that for yarns, but still prices are tolerably well maintained, except in cases where pods have been pressed on the market, and in such instances sellers have had to accept a shade less in price than they would have taken last week. Buyers evidently lack confidence in present rates, and they have been influenced for some weeks past by the operations of speculators who have been seeking to influence the market by effecting time bargains akin to what on the Stock Exchange would bo called " hearing transactions.' While merchants evidently have no great faith in these parties, they are sufficiently influenced i ty them to act with greater caution than usual, and in some instances even a slight reduction of prices has failed to induce them to operate. LEEDS, ie.—There has not been much business done in the cloth-halls to-day. Being the monthly pay-day of many of the merchants to the clothiers, purchases were in constqu ecce a little checked. The market was firm as to prices, and a few parcels o t f i 's u p r e ri nlngan go s od w s i n w t e ey but, as th e weat h er made i p; ti u supprehend e d th a t th e s remains spring and summer trade will become more than ordinarily amalgamated. There is a fair trade doing for Canada, our A ob.tralian colonies, and China, and even a to!Airable amount of goods arc shipping to Germany. The manufacturers, upon the whole, aro scorcely so brisk as they wore a short time ago, yet there is no ab,oluze slackness. There is no change in the prieeot wool. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'CLocl. ROME. MARSEILLES, Feb. I.—L , ..tiera ;ruin Rome of the 27th announce that the duty on flour has been abolished by a Papal edict, A captain the Ponti fical Gendarmery, who had advanced beyond the frontier, has bi-en arrested. Fifteen persons have been taken into custody at Rome, in consequence of the murder of two clerks of a money•changer. TIJIIU EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, NO TTINGHAM RACES--THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOREST PLATE. Partisan 1 Tailor ....................... 2 Clairvoyants .. Seven ran. SELLING STAKES. Mother Bunch .................................... 1 Flower Safety Four ran. LITTLE JOHN STAKES. Vision La Mechante . 2 Blackbird . :3 Ten ran. HURDLE RACE. _ _ Lincoln David Ann WELTER CUP. - - - Darnasotut Seraley Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. THE LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 14 to 1 aget Jerusalem (taken) 20 to 1 aget Sinking Fund (offered) LORD PALMERSTONLIk THE HOUSE. Lord Palmeraton has just come in, walking rather stiff in the limbs, but planting his feet firmly OR the ground and looking like an honest, sturdy Englishman, as he is,who would make a fight of it, if necessary, even at seventy.eight. On sitting down he pulls his hat well over his yes, folds his arms, and waits to be spoken to. oresently some member asks a not particularly bright question upon foreign policy. The Premier is on his legs in a moment, with hat in hand, and says with perfect gravity half a dozen words which make the Hon se laugh immoderately. But there is seldom any sting in what he says. His good-humour and un willir g ness to offend are taken for granted, so the member who has been put off with an evasive answer, or with no answer at all, at last joins in the merrithent as heartily as anybody. The answer to the next question on foreign policy is, perhaps, entrusted to Mr. Layard, who is " bearded like a pard," and speaks with a brusqueness, and with something of aggressiveness and almost of defiance in his ton e, which sometimes conduce to anything but mild df '- bates. However, the Under-Secretary can hold hits own well, and with that lion-front of his, and a confidence which Easteru travel may have givens him, but which more probably came to him by nature, ha is always a formidable debater. Now Lord Palmerston rises again, and the ilou 5e listens at once in rapt attention. It is a question of great importance —a fighting question, in feet. This time his lordship, in pregnant statesman-like language, enters somewhat fully into the subject, and his voice can be heard distinctly in the remote et corner. Now ho resumes his seat, and, from the) look of the notice paper, his work for the nigh.% seems to be at an end, the subjects which will no w be " on" resting in the hands of the Ministers, wl io can take care of them thoroughly. You suppc so that the veteran statesman takes the opportunity of going home quietly to dinner, and getting to 'bed by eleven at latest ? Not at all. You see he is fixed in his old attitude, and there be will remain until the house adjourns, no matter what time that may be, shaming all the young members of the, Go vernment into regular attendance, but after they have done their best, being the most regular and most indefatigable sitter in the Government.. One most valuable habit he possesses is the power of inducing sleep at any moment. This is a power whieh requires great concentration of thought, and is possessed by but few people. The late Duke of Wellington had it, and the Premier, by the aid of his hat drawn well down over his brow, nods from hour to hour, and yet always seems to know when he is wanted, and always seems to be sleeping, like a certain reputed very sharp animal, with one eye open. If there is a hitch, he will be sure to come to the rescue. If an angry member has to be calmed down, or a disagreeable motion to be got rid of, he is the man to do it. And then, having seen the night over, and the business ended, he takes Mr. Cowper's arm, and walks with him, as often as not, to Cambridge House, without troubling cab or carriage.—" Parliament Sketched" by a Correspon dent of the Court Journal. PHOSPHORUS AND CIVILISATION.—Consider for a moment; every adult human being requires lit least four pounds of phosphates to build up his bony Iran re work, quite apart from the quantities used up in his sol:ter parts. This amount is sequestrated from the earth, and never returns to it. Yet the earth without phosphates re fuses to grow plants. Think of the millions upon millions of pounds which are drawn away from the primitive stock, and you will understand why vast stretches of Asia Minor aro barren, why parts of Sicily, Palestine, Arabia Felix (once so fertile), and the plains of Babylon, are deserts. These lands have been robbed of their phosphates. If Egypt still preserves her ancient fertility, it is because the annual inundation of the Nile renews the precious phos phates, Philosophy considers this, as requested, and straight-. way begins to theorise upon it. She bide us remark the law' of history (she is fond of such " laws"), that nations after emerging from barbarism into civilisation, after growirg is wealth, skill, luxury, and populousness, are al ways submerged by some fresh wave of barbarism. The puny citizen, ener vated by luxury, cannot withstand the stalwart barbaria a. So it has been—so it will over be. All the skill and all tl to appliances which make men formidiblo to boasts, fail t o make men formidable to barbarians. With knowledge an d wealth has come the corruption of luxury. It is that which has destroyed the rude and manly wirluer of an aier time; it is that which makes man dissolu.te, selfish, timid, without fervour, without patriotism. Are you quite sure of this, 0 philosopher ? Is Luxur y so universal in civilised communities that nations less than individuals aro onfooblod by it ? nave the ruiElione been accustomed to Capuan indulgoncee ? Let us aba:ado rhetoric for a moment, and see whether the enfeebleint3nt c nations may not be traced less to the excess of civilitatio than to the deficiency of phosphorus. It is a paradox I set before you, no doubt ; but it is not less likely bo a o ft parad ox. Di d the barbarians always c‘mquer because truth because it contradicts y our opinions —which is the meaning were ignorant? N o ; because they were strong. They truly the " sons of the soil, " and of a soil not were the y ro bbed of its phosphates, like the soil of old and crowdod nations. The civilised Roman trembled at the presence o f the gigantic Gaul ; but the descendant of thi it Gaul is so little of a giant that he now boasts of 1118 stature when ho is four feet six I It was remarked by Plin y that the km - liana were rapidly degenerating in stature, an d that sons were rarely so tall as their fathers; but he attri:- bated this degeneration to the exhaustion of the vital sap, not knowing that a Liebig would come to proclaim tho ex haustion of precious phosphorus.—tornl,lll .11agazinc March. SIIIPPLITG—This Day. LONDON, March 2.—Wind this day at nom—North moderate breeze, and fine weather. NEWPORT, Feb. 29.—Wind N.E.—Arrrived—Tipt rea v from Bristol for Shanghai. After a protracted trial, the "great Derbyshire will case" has resulted in a verdict for the defendants - -that is to say, the three codicils, set up by Mr. John Eleo, arcs declared by the jury to be forgeries. Those codicils were all in favour of Mr. Else, end were found at intervals after the testator's death. Tho whole ease is one of a very re-. markable character, and has formed the subject of litigation for the last six years. Mendelf*ohn's " Elijah" w:11 be performed at Exeter-hall by the National Choral Society the last tiro 0 this season to-night, with the following strong cast : Madame ltuderadortr, Miss Annie (ha, Miss Emma Hey wood, Miss Palmer Lisle, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Santley. Band and cho i - us, 700 porfornu.re, the whole under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin.